Quick Answer. Numerous conditions, from cysts and hernias to several types of cancer, can cause a lump or mass in the lower abdomen, according to MedlinePlus. A person who notices an abdominal mass should seek medical attention, and a doctor can determine a diagnosis.
Definition of scape. 1  1 : a peduncle arising at or beneath the surface of the ground in an acaulescent plant (as the tulip); broadly : a flower stalk. 2  2 : the shaft of an animal part (as an antenna or feather)
Stapes: A stirrup-shaped bone in the middle ear. The stapes transmits sound vibrations from the incus, another little bone in the middle ear, to the oval window adjacent to the inner ear. The stapes is the smallest bone in the body. Pronounced stay-peas.he stapes transmits sound vibrations from the incus, another little bone in the middle ear, to the oval window adjacent to the inner ear. The stapes is the smallest bone in the body.